Field Interviewer - Field Interviewer RTI International Employee Review

5.0
Oct 30, 2015
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Pros

I worked for their NSDUH project. Very thorough training, good pay rate, very flexible hours but you have to be willing to work some 4p-9p and every sat or sun all day as long as there is enough work to support the time (that means, first month of each quarter), supportive mgt

Cons

you must follow their written script in trying to convince strangers to agree to answer 5 questions about the demographics of their household. If they are selected to be interviewed about their use or non-use of illicit drugs, alcohol, or tobacco, then you must follow a script for this interview (approx 45 min.) in their home. You must approach all kinds of homes and people.

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Cons

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Pros

Colleagues were usually respectful, hardworking, and competent. Pre-Covid, the RTP campus was a vibrant and collaborative working environment. Some of the (mostly Federal) contracts provided for interesting research and work.

Cons

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